A review of the constraints to small-scale forest holders engaging in carbon markets

Paul Dargusch; John L Herbohn

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A review of the constraints to small-scale forest holders engaging in carbon markets

Paul Dargusch and John L Herbohn

Proceedings of the 2009 IUFRO 3.08 Small-Scale Forestry Symposium, p.334

IUFRO 3.08 Small-Scale Forestry Symposium: Seeing the forest beyond the trees: New possibilities and expectations for products and services from small-scale forestry, 2009 (Morgantown, United States, 07-Jun-2009–11-Jun-2009)

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2009

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Forestry Sciences

This article reviews the constraints to small-scale forest holders from developed and developing countries engaging in both regulated and voluntary carbon markets through the supply of emissions offsets from both planted and natural forest-based activities. The authors assert that three types of issues feature most prominently in constraining small-scale forest holders from fully engaging across the carbon market value chain. These constraints are that small-scale forest holders typically: (1) lack sufficient technical skills across the gamete of forestry, commercial and legal compliance requirements to engage in carbon markets; (2) cannot afford the transaction costs involved in engaging in carbon markets; and (3) lack marketing skills and access to networks of buyers that should facilitate maximum revenue gain from carbon sales. Opportunities for small-scale forest holders and policy-makers to address these constraints are discussed.

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Title: A review of the constraints to small-scale forest holders engaging in carbon markets
Authors: Paul Dargusch (Author) - University of Queensland
John L Herbohn (Author) - University of Queensland
Contributors: K Piatek (Editor)
B Spong (Editor)
Steve R Harrison (Editor)
D McGill (Editor)
Publication details: Proceedings of the 2009 IUFRO 3.08 Small-Scale Forestry Symposium, p.334
Conference details: IUFRO 3.08 Small-Scale Forestry Symposium: Seeing the forest beyond the trees: New possibilities and expectations for products and services from small-scale forestry, 2009 (Morgantown, United States, 07-Jun-2009–11-Jun-2009)
Publisher: IUFRO
Date published: 2009
Organisation Unit: Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99447774302621
Output Type: Conference paper

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